However, the main agencies are those regarding primary socialization, which is the process where people learn attitudes, values, and actions appropriate to individuals as members of a particular culture. Secondary socialization agencies are important too.
Measuring great saphenous vein (GSV) diameter is standard in pre-interventional assessment of varicose disorders, but has never been properly validated. This work assessed the relative value of measuring GSV diameter at the most often used sites: the sapheno-femoral junction and the proximal thigh.
The Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) is the main truncal vein of the lower leg and, as such, drains blood from the inner part of the foot, the skin and fat of the front and inner aspect of the lower leg, and the skin and fat of the inner part of the thigh.